Title: Judiciary Research Manager (Court Executive 2B)
If another position becomes available within five months of this recruitment’s closing date, the applicant pool from this posting may be used to fill additional vacancies.
When you come to work for New Jersey Judiciary you will join an 8500-member strong TEAM that operates with the highest standards of independence, integrity, fairness and quality service. You will be engaged with work that has purpose, meaning and makes a difference in lives of the public we serve. We work hard every day to build the public’s trust and confidence in our court system, which includes issues such as bail reform, marijuana decriminalization and recovery court. Whether it be in a courtroom, an administrative office, a courthouse training room, an IT office or in the field, our Judiciary workforce is improving the lives of countless individuals and families every day. We honor the dignity and individualism of each member of our organization while fostering professionalism and continuous improvement in our work.
SALARY: The salary range for this position is $110,760.01 to $171,452.96. For newly hired individuals, the starting salary will normally be at the minimum of the salary range. For current Judiciary employees, salary upon promotion or advancement will be an increase of 5% of base salary, not to exceed the maximum of the range, or the minimum salary of the band/level, whichever is greater.
The Judiciary offers a strong opportunity for growth.
The New Jersey Judiciary is seeking an individual to serve as the Judiciary Research Manager in the Data Analytics, Research and Statistics Division.
Under the direction of the Chief of the Quantitative Research Unit, the Judiciary Research Manager will supervise two teams in criminal, civil, and family research.
The Research Manager will also perform a variety of senior level research functions relating to research study design and implementation.
The selected candidate will develop and use appropriate and practical methodology to design and manage research projects; perform simple to moderately complex statistical analysis of court data sets utilizing Stata or SPSS, PowerBI or Tableau, Focus/WebFocus, Excel and other software; manage and clean data in Python, SQL Management Studio, IBM Data Studio, or other data management software; and prepare, present and disseminate research findings to varied audiences and stakeholders.
REMOTE WORK: The Judiciary currently offers a hybrid work schedule, and this position may qualify for up to 3 days of remote work outside of Judiciary buildings. To participate in this program, in addition to installing a multifactor authentication app on your phone or tablet, you will be required to have high speed home internet access.
Example of Duties
- Oversee the design and implementation of criminal, civil, and family research
- Conduct high-level statistical analysis
- Convert complex data into understandable charts, graphs, reports, and statistical presentations
- Make oral presentations to judges, senior managers, and agencies and researchers outside of the Judiciary
- Manage Quantitative Research’s research teams that include both research managers and statistical analysts
- Translate requests for statistics and analyses into appropriate responses that will require designing research questions, understanding complex court data, discussion with internal stakeholders, and extraction of data from systems.
- Prepare and/or validate monthly and annual statistical reports using Excel, SPSS, SQL, SAS or other tools as appropriate.
- Develops proof of concept methods for displaying and/or visualizing data and implements approved visualizations.
- Collaborate with Automated Trial Court Services Unit on plans for data system updates from the data analysis perspective, as needed.
- Facilitate the reporting of New Jersey statistics and court organization information to external stakeholders.
Regular and predictable physical presence at the worksite is an essential function of this position.
Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and five years of professional administrative and/or program management experience which shall have included responsibility for program development and/or implementation and the achievement of program goals; three years of which shall have included conducting social science research, including multivariate data analysis and advanced data analytics; and three years of supervision of staff.
Master's or Doctoral Degree is preferred.
Preferred areas of study/college major: statistics, criminology, criminal justice, public administration, political science, psychology, sociology, public policy, economics or other relevant discipline.
Intermediate to expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required. Intermediate to expert knowledge of SPSS or Stata is strongly preferred. Experience with software such as SAS, SQL, PowerBI/Tableau, or Focus/WebFocus would be helpful as would previous experience extracting data from a data warehouse or a mainframe system.
Experience with administrative, especially court, data would be helpful. Experience with qualitative methods (e.g., focus groups, interviews, etc.) a plus.
Substitution: Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute additional professional experience on a year-for-year basis with one year of such experience being equal to 30 semester hour credits. An associate's degree and two years of additional professional experience may be substituted for the required bachelor's degree. A master's degree may be substituted for one year of experience as indicated above -OR- a Ph.D. may be substituted for two years of experience as indicated above.
Education Note: Degrees conferred outside of the United States must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service. (See https://naces.org/members/)
Supplemental Information
Driver's License: Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Authorization to Work: US citizenship is not required. Selected candidate must be authorized to work in the US according to Department of Homeland Security, US Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations.
Special Note: Newly hired employees must agree to a thorough background check that will include fingerprinting. All data received will be kept in strict confidence except to inform the individual of the findings and what action will be taken as a result of this information.
Residency Law: In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70), the "New Jersey First Act," all persons newly hired by the Judiciary within one year must establish, and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey. Any person may request an exemption from that requirement from the Employee Residency Review Committee in the Department of Labor & Workforce Development on the basis of either hardship or employer critical need.
HOW TO APPLY:
The NJ Judiciary requires all applicants to complete the application process fully and as instructed. All applicants must complete the work experience and education sections and attach any required documents. Applications must describe all relevant work experience in detail, beginning with your current or most recent job, including military service (indicate rank), internships and job-related volunteer work, if applicable. Use a separate section to describe each position. Applicants who indicate "see resume" or enter their initials to acknowledge that they have skipped the Work History and Education sections will not be considered, unless they do not possess any education history or work experience. Only applicants that follow the application instructions and submit completed applications will be considered.
The New Jersey Judiciary consists of: the Supreme Court, the Superior Court including the Appellate Division and the Trial Court of the 15 vicinages in New Jersey, the Tax Court and the Municipal Court System. The Administrative Office of the Courts provides technical assistance, operational support, training, research and development, budget and personnel coordination, and development and operation of information systems for the Courts of New Jersey.
The Judiciary of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer Committed to Ensuring an Open Door to Justice
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